Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_australia (from Les Pelles

(from Les Pelles

The 2013 Barolo Ginestra shows grace and purity

(near the very top of the vineyard and atypically

with a vivid and finely detailed panoply of baked nectarine

ripe acidity in orbit with the flesh

Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_australia (from Les PellesThe bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay Grand Courolet comes from a plot that used to belong to Robert Aviet. The wine has a spicy nose with balsamic notes of aromatic herbs, medicinal and toasty, quite showy, like it might have had the effect of some yeasts, as it sometimes makes me feel like there are some notes reminiscent of a Vin Jaune. It's a bit peaty and smoky, round and ripe and with integrated acidity.